Areas of focus
In practise This detailed section through a labour room and corridor located in the intensive block shows the proposed use of local building techniques, simple materials and careful detailing.
Openings for ventilation (fitted with mosquito nets)
Steel window frames with openable windows
Doors in wood leading to atrium
Loadbearing columns in reinforced in situ concrete, cc 1.8 m, clad in brick Infill bricks for lateral stability (painted white for hygiene and light reflection) Floor of polished concrete (easy to clean and provides thermal mass)
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Net against small animals and pests
Coconut sheets Lighting and acoustic diffusion
Woode Pl trusse
